Cargo Integrated Logistics has been part of the North Carolina League of Transportation Logistics for nearly four decades. This June, the NCLTL held its 98th annual conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, bringing together more than 200 members from across the state’s freight, warehousing, and logistics community.
What Is the North Carolina League of Transportation Logistics?
The North Carolina League of Transportation Logistics is one of North Carolina’s oldest transportation and logistics associations. Membership spans every sector of the freight industry: air freight, LTL, full truckload, warehousing and third-party logistics. For the companies and professionals who belong, it functions as a professional network built around the people who move freight and manage supply chains in this state.
Mark Andrews, co-executive director of the NCLTL and President of Cargo Integrated Logistics, first attended a league meeting in 1986 after a colleague told him to join when he moved to the area. Nearly 40 years later, he is helping run it. This year, Andrews co-organized the conference alongside fellow co-executive director Kevin Perry, who put significant work into making the event happen before a knee injury kept him from attending. “It was quite a job,” Andrews said after returning home Sunday night, truck full of banners and displays.
The 2026 NCLTL Conference Agenda
The three-day event ran June 4 through June 6. The schedule gave attendees a mix of structured education and time to connect with peers across the industry:
- Thursday afternoon: golf tournament at Arcadian Shores, followed by an evening welcome reception with live music and sponsor gift bags
- Friday: full-day educational programming across morning and afternoon sessions, including a shipper panel moderated by Thom Albrecht, plus a banquet dinner with the 2026 Bill H. Teague Lifetime Achievement Award presentation honoring Bob Stone for 44 years of industry service
- Saturday morning: closing family breakfast with former NFL player Jamar Nesbit
The Speaker Lineup
Five speakers anchored the Friday educational sessions. Andrews holds a strict standard for anyone who takes the stage: he has to hear them speak before he invites them. “Nothing worse than a bad speaker,” he says. “It’s like a bad professor at school.” This year’s lineup earned some of the best feedback the conference has received.
Featured Speakers:
- Thom Albrecht, Chief Revenue Officer, Reliance Partners Insurance
- Christopher Chung, CEO, Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina
- Denise Mears, Executive Director and Founder, Project Protect Our Children
- Sydney Schneckenburger, Community Development Specialist, Project Protect Our Children
- Michael Regan, Chief of Relationship Development and Co-Founder, Tranzact
The morning sessions wrapped with a shipper panel moderated by Thom Albrecht, featuring industry voices from across the supply chain:
- Kara Matzko, Director Key Import Accounts, Port of Virginia
- Brett Mears, President, Palmer Logistics
- Joseph Castain, Sr. Director of Logistics, Honeywell
- Andrew Cannata, Director of Customer, Trade & Program Development, NC Ports
- Sherietta Hyde, Transportation Analyst, Charlotte Pipe
- Adam Heavner, VP of Sales, Cargo Transporters
What the Industry Is Discussing Right Now
All five speakers delivered presentations grounded in current events and where the freight market is heading. Tariffs and North Carolina warehousing capacity were central themes, with speakers offering perspectives from insurance, legal, operations, and carrier sides of the business.
The industry is also navigating a generational shift. The NCLTL had roughly 16 member retirements this year. One in four workers across the U.S. workforce is now over 55, and logistics is no exception. New professionals are stepping into roles that experienced operators have held for decades.
Why the NCLTL Matters for North Carolina Logistics Companies
For a 3PL or freight company in North Carolina, the practical argument for the NCLTL comes down to relationships. The league includes professionals across every mode and service line in the state, which means the connections built at a conference like this carry real business value.
Cargo Integrated Logistics has been part of that network since 1986. If you operate in North Carolina freight and logistics, it is worth knowing the league is there. The NCLTL has been the industry’s most consistent gathering place in this state for nearly a century, and the 2026 conference made clear it has no plans to slow down.
